Rusahinili, Van
#7 among attractions in Van
Facts and practical information
Rusahinili ", modern Toprakkale, is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey. ()
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Rusahinili – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Xerxes I inscription at Van, Van Fortress, Tushpa, Toprakkale.
- 3.6 miWForts and castles
Xerxes I inscription at Van, Van
92 min walk • The Xerxes I inscription at Van, also known as the XV inscription, is a trilingual cuneiform inscription of the Achaemenid King Xerxes I. It is located on the southern slope of a mountain adjacent to the Van Fortress, near Lake Van in present-day Turkey. When inscribed it was located in the Achaemenid province of Armenia.
- 3.6 miWForts and castles
Van Fortress, Van
93 min walk • The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind.
- 3.6 miWArchaeological site
Tushpa, Van
93 min walk • Tushpa was the 9th-century BC capital of Urartu, later becoming known as Van which is derived from Biainili the native name of Urartu. The ancient ruins are located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey. In 2016 it was inscribed in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey.
- 0.8 miNArchaeological site
Toprakkale, Van
20 min walk • Rusahinili ", modern Toprakkale, is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey. The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
- 5.1 miSEChurch
Varagavank Monastery, Van
130 min walk • Varagavank was an Armenian monastery on the slopes of Mount Erek, 9 km southeast of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey. The monastery was founded in the early 11th century by Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni, the Armenian King of Vaspurakan, on a preexisting religious site.
- 5.9 miSENature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Erek
152 min walk • Mount Erek is a mountain overlooking the city of Van in eastern Turkey. The ruined prominent Armenian monastery of Varagavank is located at the foot of the...
- 3.2 miWNeighbourhood
Tuşba, Van
81 min walk • Tuşba is a new district and second level municipality in Van Province, Turkey. According to Law act no 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750,000 were declared a metropolitan municipality and the districts within the metropolitan municipalities were transformed to second level municipalities.
- 4.6 miSW